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B’nai Brith Outraged by Impunity over Openly Pro-Terrorism School Emails

July 16, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is outraged by the apparent reinstatement without discipline of a Toronto school employee who sent materials to teachers justifying the murder of Israeli civilians. Javier Dávila, a Student Equity Program Advisor with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), sent two emails to a listserv comprised of TDSB educators in May, …

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B’nai Brith Canada’s Volunteer of the Month: The Sadeh Family

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B’nai Brith Canada has introduced a new feature that is being posted regularly at www.bnaibrith.ca/volunteer-with-us. This feature allows us to pay tribute and express gratitude to exceptional volunteers who have given their time and energy to further the missions of our grassroots, human-rights organization. We are grateful and proud of — Alon and Helen Sadeh …

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OMNI Cuts Ties with Arabic-Language Program following B’nai Brith Complaint

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June 30, 2021 TORONTO – Canada’s largest multicultural television channel has pledged to no longer broadcast an Arabic-language program after B’nai Brith exposed antisemitic rhetoric used by the program online. Lama TV, founded and produced by Lama Aggad, describes itself as “the largest Canadian Arabic TV show that airs on OMNI and OMNI 2 National Television channels.” OMNI, in turn, …

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Volunteers Sought for B’nai Brith Canada’s Important Pop-Up Clothing Stores

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B’nai Brith’s pop-up stores work to ensure that people in our community have the clothing they need, free of charge. We provide “B’nai Brith Bucks” to several charities working with individuals living under the poverty line, who distribute them to their clients. The “B’nai Brith Bucks” are exchanged for clothing in our pop-up stores and …

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National Post: Michael Mostyn: Anti-Semitic boycott of University of Toronto is a threat to diversity of thought in academia

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Our CEO, Michael Mostyn, penned an op-ed in the National Post about the Azarova case at the University of Toronto. CLICK HERE to read it in full.

Toronto Fails to Act Against Antisemitism Yet Again

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May 25, 2021 TORONTO – For the third week in a row, antisemitism and support for terrorism were on display Saturday at a massive protest in downtown Toronto. Over a thousand anti-Israel demonstrators marched from Yonge-Dundas Square to the Israeli consulate at Yonge and Bloor, shouting repeatedly for an “intifada.” In the Israeli-Palestinian context, an intifada means a …

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Jewish Organizations Condemn Violence at Toronto Protest

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May 16, 2021 TORONTO – Saturday, antisemitic violence erupted at a protest organized by Palestinian activists at Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto. Shocking video and eyewitness accounts confirm that a group of protestors bearing a Palestinian flag swarmed and brutally assaulted a small number of pro-Israel demonstrators. Vicious, antisemitic statements were voiced by the …

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Toronto Sun: WARMINGTON: B’nai Brith questions why some protesters not ticketed

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May 13, 2021 The Toronto Sun’s Joe Warmington just wrote an in-depth piece on the questions we raised about inconsistent enforcement of the law in several parts of Canada when it comes to ant-Israel events. CLICK HERE to read the piece.

B’nai Brith Demands Equal Enforcement of the Law

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May 12, 2021 TORONTO & VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada is calling for public health orders to be enforced consistently as illegal mass gatherings are being planned across the country in opposition to the Jewish State. On Monday, more than 100 individuals, many not wearing masks, crowded onto the pavement in downtown Toronto, calling for the destruction of …

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Daily Hive: Toronto committee votes to uphold city-wide e-scooter ban

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May 3, 2021 The Daily Hive just reported on the Toronto e-scooter ban and the role our advocacy played in that decision. CLICK HERE to read the article.